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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23

The Washington Critic says that prob
ably half the pre- ent population OF the
United states were born since the war.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23

CHAPPED HANDS, FACE, PIMPLEs and
rough skin cured by using Juniper Tai
Soap made by Hazard, Hazard & Co, New
York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-23
Page's Arnica OIL.

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Wounds and sores OF all kinds. Boils, Eel.
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Syracuse, n. Y.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Something OF y joke.

Yankton special to Pioneer Press: A
huge joke was recently perpetrated up
on Mr.. G. W. Stanley, capitalist of
New York, and also upon the Press
and Dakotaian, the circumstances of
which were as follows: Mr.. Stanley,
who is visiting with friends in CAN
TON, accompanied Col. Gale to this city
recently, partly on pleasure trip and
partly to visit friends. No sooner had
Col. Gale and Mr.. Stanley arrived in
Yankton than a CANTON joker for
warded a telegram to the Press and
Dakotaian asking if G. W. Stanley, a
representative of the st. Paul Globe,
was in the city. AS anticipated the
Press man bit at the bait, and in the
next issue of that paper appeared an
item stating that Col. Gale was ac-
companied to Yankton by G. W. Stan
ley, Globe reporter. rs Mr.. Stanley
never wrote a line for u paper in his
life, he was naturally indignant over
the report; as Col. Gale had never even
thought of taking reporter with him
he, too, was disgusted with the item,
and as the Press had been duped into
misrepresenting both gentlemen it
was red-hot. But after all no real
harm was done, the only effect OF the
affair being to temporarily place the
above named gentlemen in false
light, aud to cause a hot box on the
PrnCS
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
BROTHER GARDENERS LECTURES.
He Talks to the Lime Kiln Club Abou

He Talks to the Lime Kiln Club About
Charity.
u war axed las night how dis club stood
on the queshun of charity" said Brother
Gardner as the meeting opened in due form
and the thermometer marked 12O degrees in
Elder TootS' corner. "De club stands list
whar' it has allus stood Muffin has occurred
to change our minds.
Nv hen poo man meets wild accident or
sickness dis club has sunthin' to help him
along.
when de wife of poo man am left a
helpless widder, dis club am bound to help
her.
wi hen man who has lost limb appeals
to me for bread l shan't refuse him-not on
less his breaf smells of liquor
Our charity goes dat fur an no furder
we have no use fur de tramp. Every piece
OF bread handed out to him ar simply a
premium on laziness. He tramps bekase he
doan' want to work He ar human sponge.
Instead of lookin' fur work he ar lookin' to
escape work.
"Ebery nickle handed out to a beggar,
large or small, is an Encouragement to avoid
honest work Ebery penny Encourages vice
an Incidence
I'VE hev' gone to an expense of tens of
thousands of dollars fur county house, but
yet we mus raise tens of thousands of dollars
cherry var for poo fund to take keer of de
people who am too high toned to go out dar',
but low toned 'nuff to walk boldly into de
poo,master's office. Ebery dollar we raise is
premium on Incidence, poverty and vice.
So long as charity will pull 200 or 800 fami-
lies through six months of de var, de hus-
bands ar not gwine to break dar backs lookin'
fur work, an de wives ar not gwine to worry
about to-morrer.
Oar am mo- downright fraud an swind-
lin bein' practiced frewout de world today in
de name Of charity dan under all odder dis
guises, an it ar high time dat people OBJ sense
put DER foot down. Let us now attack de
regular order of bizness. Detroit Free Press
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Didn't Like the Method.

The superintendent of public instruction
asked an old negro why he did not send his
son to school,
"Becaze I foun' dat he wuz er wastin' his
time, sab, dat's why'
''Wastin' his time!"
eyes, sah Come gibin him er little old
spellin' book"
''What did you want him to haveH'
optical economy. wants him ter be er
poertician."
'Well, but he must study spelling book
hrst."
"What fur!'
$50 he can learn how to read"
''WhO wants him to read2'
"Why, he must read OF he can't study
political economy"
KANT study political economy widout he
ken read"
'No"
"An' he kant read lessen he study de
spellin' book"
mo"
II reckon yer better 60 on, sab, an let me
ten ter mer own erfairs. Sent de chile ter
school three weeks an den axad him ter make
er speech an he couldn't do it. Jes' go on
an let me run dis yer mercheen. Arkansas
Traveller.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Tuesdays election in New York re-

Tuesdays election in New York re-
suited in the election ot Cook, demo-
crat, over Col. Fred Grant, republican,
for secretary Of state, by a plurality Of
about 25,0nO. Republicans make large
gains in Maryland and claim the legis-
latures in New Jersey and Virginia.
They also elect Foraker governor of
Ohio by an increased majority and
Larabee in Iowa by a decreased ma
iority.
Division sweeps the board in South
Dakota. while admission as a whole
seems the popular farce in the north.
The majority for division in the terri
tory will reach 10000. Lincoln county
will give division about $50 majority,
While local option carried by about
$50. The local option issue seems to
have been the popular idea through
out the territory Minnclialla voted
against the open saloon by Il majority
of $50, Dawson ). Aurora I25, Hanson
125, and SO on through the list. Cod
ington, Brule, Stutsman and McCook
favor license.
In the I'd missioner district
Lincoln county, the contest WAS close,
E. NJ. Boyce, independent, being de-
feated by James Lewis, republican
nominee, by 81 majority.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

and hurrah boys, the swift rush of the chase,
the thrilling scamper cross country, the mad
dash through the Long islanders pumpkin
patch-also the mad dash, dash, dash of
the farmer, the low moan of the
disabled and frozen toed hen as the
whooping horsemen run her down; the
wild shrek of the children, the low melan-
choly vail of the frightened shoat as he fees
away to his stIawpile, the quick yet muffled
plunk of the frozen tomato and the dull
scrunch of the seed cucumber
All-all indicate that our great national
autumn sport, the sport which has for years
characterized us as nation and been imi-
tated to some extent in England and our
other colonies, is here.
The huntsman now takes the fannels off
his fox, rubs his stiffened limbs with garg-
ling oil, ties bunch of firecrackers to his
tail and runs him around the barn few
times to see if he is in good order
The foxhound is cross of the bloodhound,
the greyhound, the bulldog and the chump.
When you step on his tail he is said to be in
full cry. The foxhound obtains from his an
cestors on the bloodhound side of the house
his keen scent, which enables him while in
full cry cross country to pause and hunt for
chipmunks He also obtains from the blood
hound branch of his family wild yearning
to star in an ''Uncle Tom" company, and
watch Little Eva meander up the fume at 50
per week. From the greyhound he gets his
most miraculous speed, which enables him to
attain rate of velocity SO great that he is
ul'able to pause during the excitement of the
Chase, frequently running SO far during the
doy that it takes him a week to get back,
when, of course, all interest has died out,
From the bulldog the foxhound obtains his
great tenacity of purpose, his deep seated
convictions, his quick perceptions, his love of
home and his clinging nature. From the
chulnp the foxhound gets his high intellectu-
ality and that mental power which enables
him to distinguish almost at glance the sail
e,lt points of difference between 2-year-old
steer and 50 bill
The foxhound is about two feet in height,
and 100 of them would be considered an ample
number for a quiet little fox hunt Some
hunters think this number inadequate, but
unless the fox be unusually skittish and crawl
under the barn 12O foxhounds ought to be
enough. The trouble generally is that hunt
ers make too much noise, thus soaring the
fox SO that he tries to get away from them
This necesstates hard riding and great activ-
ity on the part of the whippersin. Frighten-
ing fox almost always results in sending
him out of the road and compelling horsemen
to stop in order to take down panel of fence
every little while that they may follow the
animal, and before you can get the fence put
up again the owner is on the ground, and after
you have made change with him and mounted
again the fox may be nine miles away. Try
by all means to keep your fox In the road!
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
LITTLE LAUGHS.

"Corm on the ear shrinks about 40 per
cent" says an agricultural journal We are
most interested in corns on the foot. We
have never known them to shrink to any per-
ceptible extcnt.-Philadelphi Call.
''NNhat are you doing hcre!' asked the con-
tractor. 81 am the watchman." "Oh, see;
and what do you watchF' Watch for the
boss mostly. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
"What was the biggest school of mackerel
you ever saw!n asked a summer boarder of old
Capt Gloster. "The biggest school of mack
erel ever saws' repeated the captain, shift
ing his quid and hitching up his trousers
"Well, ma am, the biggest school of mackerel
ever saw was Off the Banks, away back in
'Gl But, Lor' bless you, maam, that wa'nt
no school of mackerel. That was q univar-
sity"-Somerville Journal.
P. T. Barnum says the day Of the circus
clown has passed, and that no such individual
will accompany his shows next season. Mr..
Barnum has done a great deal for this coun-
try but this is his master stroke.-Detroit
Free Press
A man in Mexico who carried carbine
and a revolver and tried to kill another man
is described as being ''of gentlemanly ap-
pearance and good address," If he had car
ried another revolver and bowie knife he
might have been looked upon as leader in
polite society.-Dayton Democrat.
A Texas paper advertises for "a first class
driving horse for lady that must be young
and gentle and easy to manage. "--Texas
Siftings.
Stranger notice you drove the president
over the same street twice, Omaha Man.
Yes, we arranged the route that way. You
see, we drove him through that street on his
arrival, and then drove him through it when
we went back, an hour later. Exactly!
thought it was all oversight" 'Oh, no. We
wanted to give him chance to sec how west
ern cities grow."-Omaha World
Busy Father-My daughter, must take an
early train Tomorrow; the alarm clock is out
of order, and some one will have to sit up so
as to wake me. Dutiful Daughter-I1l do it,
pa. MY dear, you are daily and hourly
blessing to me. Are you sure you can keep
nwakeg" 'Oh, yes; George will be here to-
night t"-Omaha World.
Cyclone cellars in the west are no longer
refugees of safety An able bodied cyclone
came along the other day, picked up one Of
these holes in the ground and whirled it
through the air into the next township,
where it was lodged on top of tree So
correspondent intimates, and he would hardly
lie about little thing like that.
Herald I.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

The Canadian government, or, rath-
er, the Canadians, seem just now Sc
riously impressed with the idea that
the United States will consent TO cede
to Canada a portion of northern Maine.
This idea is based on the claim that
the territory in question really belongs
to Canada, and that it was taken from
her wrongfully. On this subject the
Montreal Gazette says: The convic-
tion of most of those who have care
fully studied the subject is that Eng
land was wrongfully deprived of con-
siderable portion of the state of Maine. !"
The desire OF the Canadians to pos
sess the territory in question is wonder
fully stimulated by the necessity of
possessing that territory for railway
purposes.
The theory is very good one--for
Canada and it would be a still bet
ter one if only it could be carried ont.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

But, unfortunately for the Canadian
railroad projectors, the United States
does not propose to concede anything
of the kind. The United States has a
fondness for acquiring territory, but
she is terribly opposed to parting with
any, and the only way in which the
Canucks can acquire any railroad OF
other rights within this great republic
England and come into our grand un-
ion. If there is any ceding of terrific
ry to take place it will have to come
from the north side of the Saint Law
renee river,
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
4 Great Popular Educator.

n Great POpUlaf Educator.
The second volume of Alden's Mani
fold Cyclopedia more than bears out
the promises of the first. There seems
to be little doubt that it will prove to
be the great popular cyclopedia for the
next score Of years at least. The en-
bodiment of an unabridged dictionary
of language and complete cyclope-
dia Of universal knowledge in one work.
in large type, with thousands of illus
trations, and all for a price less than
people have been used to paying for a
dictionary alone, is not only novelty
in plan, but to the ordinary book buyer
the fact is hardly less than astounding.
Its accomplishments will certainly be
creditable to Alden's Literary Revo-
luton.
AS to the quality of the work, both
literary and mechanical, any common
sense reader is capable of Judging
The two volumes received at this office
(Which any reader is welcome to call
and examine) are certainly deserving
of the unstinted praise which they seem
to be receiving.
The publisher, John B. Alden, 1913
Pearl street, New York, or Clark and
Adams streets, Chicago, will send spec
linen pages free to any applicant, or a
specimen volume in cloth for so cents
or half Morocco. Is cents. postage 1C
cents extra.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Gave Him Away.

Mr.. Denny is a minister with quite fam
lily of children. He entertains his friends
quite often at the parsonage, and usually at
supper. He has custom of giving certain
things at the table into the charge of certain
of the children. Benny, for example, sees
that the guests are properly taken care of in
the way of meats and other solids, Harold has
bread and butter and things of that nature
under his supervision, while the little girls
have their special provinces in the realm of
sweets. One evening Mr.. Denny CHANGED to
notice that brother of the cloth was with
out biscuit. 'Why, DOCTOR" said he, 'you
haven't had the biscuits passed you. Why,
really, doctor, this is a great oversight Har-
old, my boy, no biscuits yet passed to DR..
Holmesr'
Father" said the tiny Harold, who al
ways speaks slowly and with great solemnity,
and who tonight had in his voice a reproacA
that his beloved father had for a moment be-
lieved him unfaithful to his trust father,
he has had three already. ."-Harpers Bazaar.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Dinies the A,le-.t,o,,

EDITOR ADyoCATE:-Fo reasons
which many of your CANTON readers
Will understand, please allow me to
say that those writers who suppose
they have been crushing the life
out of A. Forrest, for two weeks, have
been laboring under a delusion; in
fact, until he visited CANTON last Sun
day in very innocent sort of a way.
he was unaware that he was the sun
positions lemon they were squeesinp
They must have thought they were
having a mighty easy sort of a time
knocking off that ..pompous chip, |"
Whatever may appear in print, on pro-
hibition or other public questions, may
De charged to my account only when
bearing the full signature of
A. FORREsT.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

| 1t makes great difference what kind of a
! fox You use, however. / once had fox on
my Pumpkin butte estates that lasted me
three years, and never knew him to shy or
turn out of the road for anything but a
| loaded team. He was the best fox for hunt
ing purposes that l ever had. Every spring
| would sprinkle him with Scotch snuff and
| put him away in the bureau till fall. He
would then come out bright and clipper. He
was always ready to enter into the chase
with all the chic and embonpoint of regu-
lar Kenasha, and nothing pleased him better
than to be about eight miles in advance of my
Thoroughbred pack in full cry scampering
across the country, while stretching back
few miles behind the dogs followed pale
young man and his financeer, each riding
a horse that had sat down too hard on its
tail at some time and driven it into his sys.
tenn about six joints .....-. ...
Too much stress cannot be placed upon the
costume worn while fox hunting, and in fact
that is, after all, the life and soul of the
chase. For ladies nothing looks better than
a close fitting jacket sewed together with
thread of the same shade, and a skirt Neat
fitting cavalry boots and a plug hat complete
the costume Then, with a hue in one hand
and cry in the other, she is prepared to
mount. Lead the horse up to stone wall or
freight car and spring lightly into the sad
die with a glad cry. A freight car is the
best thing from which to mount a horse, but
1t is too unwieldy and frequently delays the
chase. For this reason, too, much luggage
should not be carried on fox hunt Some
gentlemen carry change Of canes neatly
concealed in shawl strap, but even this ma:
he dispensed with
For gentlemen dark, four button cutaway
coat with neat, loose fitting white panties,
will generally scare fox into convulsions, SO
That he may be easily killed with a club, A
Sort wasted plug hat may be worn also, in
O !er to distinguish the hunter from the
| v .ipperin, who wears a baseball cap.
Fox hunting combines the danger and the
wild, tumultuous joy Of the skating rink, the
toboggan slide, the mush and milk sociable
and the straw ride.
With good horse, an air cushion, reli-
able earth stopper and an anisesecd bag, a
man must indeed be thoroughly blase who
cannot enjoy scamper across country, over
the Pennsylvania void, the New Jersey mere,
the Connecticut moor, the Indiana glade, the
Missouri brake, the Michigan mead, the
falo wallow, the cranberry marsh, the glen,
tue OldW, eue CdHyol, Giio IdNluc, eilc 1oiho
the bottom or the settlement.
For the young American nobleman whose
ducal father made his money by inventing a
fluent pill, or who gained his great wealth by
relieving humanity by means of lining pad,
liver pad, a kidney pad or a foot pad, fox
hunting is first rate. BILL NYE.
PS.-The above is written in the utmost
good humor, and hope that nothing may
have said can possibly cause any fox hunter
who may read it to take fence. B. n.
New York World
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

The career of Jenny Lind. the cele-
brated songstress of Sweden, is ended
She has been seriously i'll for some
weeks, and her death was not unex.
pected. Jenny Lind was &C years of
age at the time of her death. She re-
tired from the stage in 1852, immedi-
ately after her marriage in this coun.
try, but aided charities by appearing
in concerts occasionally. Her last ap-
pearance was in 1886.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
Change of Style in Hats.

Farewell, my hat of straw; strange
vicssitude robs thee of all my former
deep solicitude. You're laid aside with
sundry summer jollties with picnics,
sleigh rides, and such gay frivolities
Your gory's faded, long past ripe maturity;
now rest serene in darkness and obscurity.
Come hence, my sober tile of
somber black. Cold weather
swiftly comes upon the track of
summer, and by an unchanging
law you follow and supplant my
summer straw. Adventures wait
you. Though you may escape
the moth which hovers meath
your band Of Grape, you may
victim fall many days to
some fat woman who 300
I'll weighs. You are my trusted er.
stick friend; what though men smile togeth
to because a little out of style, hang
you you
through every shoot you while
kind Of weather, and will not
Washington Critic
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10
FO1lNl.

One of the 100 citizens who dead beat
their messages over the telephone walked
into a place on Congress street yesterday,
bowed suavely to the occupant of the office
and walked directly to the telephone.
He rang up for Central and began:
ssHello, Central! Helloi Helloi HelloI"
No answer came and he went over the
same ground twice more Then he seized
the crank and rang the bell for two long
minutes No answer. He had just finished
another turn at it when the proprietor looked
up and asked:
"What is itg'
.Why, can't get the Central"
"Of course you can't. The wires were de-
tached six months ago, and 1 don't see why
they don't come and take their telephone
away"
The stranger seemed to want wings to get
out OF that place. Detroit Free Press.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-10

The thug Sullivan is just now the
lion of the shOrt-haired gentry acoss
the water. He arrived at Liverpool
last Monday, and a special tug, con
veying a party of sporting men met
him on board the steamer sometime
before the boat reached the wharf.
On his arrival at the Liverpool dock
Sullivan was shown to carriage, but
before the horses could be started an
attempt was made to unIitch them
and draw the vehicle by hands. Four
borses were hitched to the carriage.
and before they could be loosened the
pugilist succeeded in pursuading his
admirers to desist. The crowd was in.
tensely enthusiastic, and followed the
fighter to the Grand hotel, cheering
him repeatedly Ell route. The custom
officers retain Sullivan's belt. pending
the payment of duty.